Serum prolactin and gonadotropin levels in women with infertility in Bangladesh
Background and objectives: Infertility is a global health problem including Bangladesh. Altered prolactin, follicle (FSH) and luteinizing hormones (LH) levels have been implicated as a cause of infertility. The present study was undertaken to find out the serum prolactin and gonadotropin levels in w...
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| description | Background and objectives: Infertility is a global health problem including Bangladesh. Altered prolactin, follicle (FSH) and luteinizing hormones (LH) levels have been implicated as a cause of infertility. The present study was undertaken to find out the serum prolactin and gonadotropin levels in women with primary and secondary infertility.
Methods: The study involved a total of 100 women of which 50 had primary (Group A) and another 50 had secondary (Group B) infertility. Fifty fertile age-matched women were included as control (Group C). All the study participants were selected from women attending the infertility unit of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU), Dhaka. Serum prolactin, FSH and LH hormones were measured by radioimmunoassay with blood collected on the 2nd day of menstrual cycle.
Results: The mean serum prolactin level was significantly higher (
Compared to women with secondary sterility, significantly (p<0.05%) higher number of cases with primary sterility (30% vs. 54%) had FSH level below the normal range. On the other hand, 28% cases with secondary sterility had LH level below the normal range compared to 10% in primary sterility group (p<0.05).
Conclusion: The study has demonstrated that there was alteration of serum prolactin, FSH and LH levels in women with primary and secondary sterility.
IMC J Med Sci 2018; 12(1): 01-05
Address for Correspondence:Dr. Shamima Bari, Assistant Professor, Department of Physiology, Ibrahim Medical College, 122 Kazi Nazrul Islam Avenue, Shahbag, Dhaka. E-mail: shamima.bari@yahoo.com |
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| spelling | doaj.art-50cf948d5cb94a169001a275b7d347042022-12-22T01:32:15ZengIbrahim Medical CollegeIMC Journal of Medical Science2519-17212519-15862018-01-0112115Serum prolactin and gonadotropin levels in women with infertility in BangladeshShamima Bari0Rokeya Begum1Qazi Shamima Akter2Department of Physiology, Ibrahim Medical College, Shahbag, Dhaka, BangladeshDepartment of Physiology, Dhaka Medical College, Dhaka, BangladeshDepartment of Physiology, Dhaka Medical College, Dhaka, BangladeshBackground and objectives: Infertility is a global health problem including Bangladesh. Altered prolactin, follicle (FSH) and luteinizing hormones (LH) levels have been implicated as a cause of infertility. The present study was undertaken to find out the serum prolactin and gonadotropin levels in women with primary and secondary infertility. Methods: The study involved a total of 100 women of which 50 had primary (Group A) and another 50 had secondary (Group B) infertility. Fifty fertile age-matched women were included as control (Group C). All the study participants were selected from women attending the infertility unit of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU), Dhaka. Serum prolactin, FSH and LH hormones were measured by radioimmunoassay with blood collected on the 2nd day of menstrual cycle. Results: The mean serum prolactin level was significantly higher ( Compared to women with secondary sterility, significantly (p<0.05%) higher number of cases with primary sterility (30% vs. 54%) had FSH level below the normal range. On the other hand, 28% cases with secondary sterility had LH level below the normal range compared to 10% in primary sterility group (p<0.05). Conclusion: The study has demonstrated that there was alteration of serum prolactin, FSH and LH levels in women with primary and secondary sterility. IMC J Med Sci 2018; 12(1): 01-05 Address for Correspondence:Dr. Shamima Bari, Assistant Professor, Department of Physiology, Ibrahim Medical College, 122 Kazi Nazrul Islam Avenue, Shahbag, Dhaka. E-mail: shamima.bari@yahoo.comhttp://www.imcjms.com/registration/journal_full_text/246 |
| spellingShingle | Shamima Bari Rokeya Begum Qazi Shamima Akter Serum prolactin and gonadotropin levels in women with infertility in Bangladesh IMC Journal of Medical Science |
| title | Serum prolactin and gonadotropin levels in women with infertility in Bangladesh |
| title_full | Serum prolactin and gonadotropin levels in women with infertility in Bangladesh |
| title_fullStr | Serum prolactin and gonadotropin levels in women with infertility in Bangladesh |
| title_full_unstemmed | Serum prolactin and gonadotropin levels in women with infertility in Bangladesh |
| title_short | Serum prolactin and gonadotropin levels in women with infertility in Bangladesh |
| title_sort | serum prolactin and gonadotropin levels in women with infertility in bangladesh |
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